Loom temple



A ril 22, 1941. R. E. CHARD LOD'M TEMPLE Filed 001;. 12, 1940 1N VENTOR.

0. w B n A Ak H O CZ M E A D Patented Apr. 22, 1941 LOOM TEMPLE RichardE. Chard, Milford, Mass., assignor to Draper Corporation, Hopedale,Mass., a corporation of Maine Application October 12, 1940, Serial360,980

8 Claims. (Cl. 189295) This invention pertains to loom temples, and;

more particularly relates to such temples having a plurality of fabricgripping rollers supported in the temple head. I

Prior temples of the type mentioned have comprised a pod having one ormore fabric gripping rollers therein and a cap containing a singlefabric gripping roller. The cloth passed between the single roller inthe cap and the rollers in the pod. In such prior construction thegripping surfaces for holding the cloth were very small, as theycomprised only a small part of the circumferential surfaces of therollers.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a loomtemple having a plurality. of cloth engaging rollers, an endless beltencasing at least two of the rollers, and another rollerpressed intoengagement with the belt whereby a large contact surface is formedbetween the belt and the third roller.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are accomplished in theconstruction illus trated on the accompanying drawing of which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View showing the preferred.

embodiment of the temple with the cloth in position therein;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in cross-section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig.1, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the relation of the rollers.

The temple shown on the drawing is by way of illustration only as myinvention is adaptable to any type of temple in which a plurality ofrollers are employed and wherein certain of the rollers are located onthe opposite side of the cloth from the other rollers.

The particular temple shown includes a housing I of conventional design,adapted to be fixed to the framework of a loom in any suitable manner. Atemple bar 2 is slidably mounted in the housing I in the usual mannerand is provided with a laterally extending head wherein fabric grippingrollers are mounted. The head includes a base member or pod 3 which inthe present instance is formed integrally with the bar 2. The head alsoincludes a cover member or cap 4 which is comprised of an elongated bodydetachably secured to the pod by screw bolt 5 I and held in position bya tongue and groove 6.

A plurality of rollers may be mounted in the pod. In the presentinstances two rollers 1 and 8 are shown as being rotatably mounted inthe pod 3 as by being mounted on fixed pins 9 and ID, the pins beingparallel and spaced apart longitudinally of the cloth. The rollers I and8 may be made of wood or any other suitable material and are shown asbeing provided with flanges I l-l2. However, washers may be used insteadof the flanges, either a separate washer for each roller or a singleelongated washer for both rollers. An endless belt I3 is mounted on andencasesthe rollers l and 8. Belt I3 is made of resilient material suchas rubber, imitation rubber, etc., and is held in place on the rollersby the flanges iI--l2. The outer surface of belt l3 may be roughened orribbed if thought desirable to form a fabric gripping surface.

The cap 4 may have front and rear fabric guiding bars l4 and i5respectively and end walls I 6 and I1. The end walls are slottedvertically as at l8, Fig. 2, and the slots are open at their lower ends.A roll pin I9 is loosely positioned in the slots for verticallyadjustable movement therein. Such movement is controlled by adjustingscrews 20-2l. Screws 202l are held in adjusted position by lock nuts22-23. A roller 24 is rotatably mounted on roller pin I9. The roller maybe made of rubber, synthetic rubber or any other type of suitable fabricgripping material. In order to increase the gripping power of the roller24 it may be grooved as shown to provide projecting ribs 25. Roller 24may be mounted in the cap 4 with the longitudinal axis of the rollerlocated intermediate the rollers l and 8 and lying in a horizontal planevertically spaced from that of rollers 1 and 8, but with its lowerprincipal surface extending below the plane tangent to the upperperiphery of the rollers 1 and 8. In this position roller 24 pressesagainst the belt l3 and forms therewith a tortuous or sinuous path forthe cloth. The surface area of contact between roller 24 and belt [3 isgreater than would be the case if belt I3 were omitted and roller 24merely had tangential contact with rollers 1 and 8. Due to thisincreased area a more effective gripping is produced. Belt I3 beingresilient and roller 24 being vertically adjustable, the contact area isadjustable by moving roller 24 towards or from belt l3. Adjusting screws20--2l permit this adjustment and lock nuts 2223 hold screws 202l androller 24 in adjusted position. The tortuous path of the cloth and thelarge contacting area between roller 24 and belt I3 is clearly shown inFig. 3.

It should be noted that while the particular temple shown comprises ahead having a pod and a detachable cap, my invention is not limited tosuch temple structure but is adaptable to any type of temple structureupon which rollers are mounted. Further, while I have shown only threerollers, it is obvious that as many rollers as thought desirable may beemployed and while I have shown the endless belt mounted on rollers itis also obvious that the belt may be mounted on stationary supports.

Having fully disclosed the preferred form of my invention, I claim:

1. In a loom temple for holding cloth as it is being woven, a basemember, an endless belt mounted on said base member, a fabric grippingmember mounted on said base member on the opposite side of the clothfrom said belt and adjustable means for pressing said fabric grippingmember into engagement with said belt whereby said fabric grippingmember will be pressed into engagement with and partially enveloped bysaid belt.

2. A loom temple comprising a base member having an endless belt mountedtherein, a fabric gripping member, means secured to said base forsupporting said fabric gripping member above said belt and adjustablemeans for pressing said fabric gripping member downwardly intoengagement with said belt whereby the bottom surface of said fabricgripping member will be pressed into and partially enveloped by saidbelt.

3. A loom temple comprising a base member,

an endless belt mounted on said base member, a

roller, means secured to said base member for supporting said rollerabove said belt and adjustable means for pressing said roller downwardlyinto engagement with said belt whereby the bottom surface of said rollerwill be pressed into and partially enveloped by said belt.

4. A loom temple comprising a base member having a plurality of rollersmounted thereon, an endless belt mounted on said rollers, a fabricgripping roller, means secured to said base member for supporting saidroller above said belt and means for adjustably pressing said fabricgripping roller downwardly into engagement with said endless beltwhereby the bottom surface of said fabric gripping roller will bepressed into and partially enveloped by said endless belt.

5. A loom temple comprising a pod having a plurality of rollers mountedtherein, an endless belt mounted on said rollers, said belt having afabric gripping surface, a cap secured on said pod, a fabric grippingroller mounted in said cap and means for adjustably pressing said fabricgripping roller downwardly into engagement with said endless beltwhereby the bottom surface of said fabric gripping roller will bepressed into and partially enveloped by said endless belt.

6. In a loom temple for holding cloth as it is being woven, a pod havinga pair of spaced parallel rollers below the cloth, an endless beltmounted on said rollers, a cap detachably secured on said pod, a fabricgripping roller mounted in said cap above the cloth, said fabricgripping roller being parallel to said pair of rollers and having itsaxis intermediate the axis of said pair of rollers, said fabric grippingroller being adapted to press the cloth against said endless belt.

7. In a loom temple for holding cloth as it is being woven, a pod havinga pair of spaced parallel rollers below the cloth, an endless resilientbelt mounted on said rollers, a cap detachably secured on said pod, afabric gripping roller mounted in said cap above the cloth, said fabricgripping roller being parallel to said pair of rollers and having itsaxis intermediate the axis of said pair of rollers and means foradjustably pressing said fabric gripping roller downwardly intoengagement with said endless belt whereby the bottom surface of saidfabric gripping roller will be pressed against and partially envelopedby said endless belt.

8. A loom temple comprising a pod, a pair of spaced parallel rollersmounted in said pod, an endless resilient belt mounted on said rollers,the outer surface of said belt being roughened to provide a frictionfabric gripping surface, a cap detachably secured on said pod, said caphaving end walls provided with open-ended slots, a roll pin looselysupported in said open-ended slots, a fabric gripping roller mounted onsaid roll pin between said end walls, said fabric gripping roller beingof resilient fabric gripping material and being ribbedcircumferentially, adjustable means for pressing said roll pindownwardly whereby said fabric gripping roller is brought intoadjustable engagement with said endless belt and means for locking saidadjusting means in adjusted position.

RICHARD E. CHARD.

